Getting It Right At The Very, Very End
Character death is a tough thing to get right. Whatever the medium, killing off a character is something that stirs up a lot of emotions. It’s messy. Oftentimes it’s not a purely aesthetic decision; an…
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A Reason to Kill: J-Horror Gets Its Groove Back with Shiki
So my big vampire-related surprise this year came from an unusual place. A co-worker of mine off-handedly asked if I’d seen this anime, Shiki, about vampires. As usual, my response was along the lines of…
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Pokemon and Heroines
Do you like Pokemon? How about Game of Thrones, X-Men, Batman and The Last Airbender? Well, then I have some t-shirts to sell you. They’re from the Singapore-based Barefists, and show various heroines from those…
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The Walking Dead Review: “Infected”
Gotta give The Walking Dead credit for its innovative episode titles. “Infected.” Man, that couldn’t have applied to like, any of the past 50 episodes! I kid, I kid, but yeah, I am fairly impressed…
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Breaking Bad Gets Adorable for Halloween
I’m not sure it’s necessarily the best idea to dress your kids up as meth kingpins/makers/dealers/takers for Halloween, but hey, we all love Breaking Bad and kids don’t know what’s going on, so why not?…
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Breaking Dad
What’s that? You liked Andry Shango‘s Kick-Ass parenting piece from yesterday and want more? Well, I don’t blame you, and am happy to oblige with his next piece in the series, “Breaking Dad.” Yes, Walter…
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Time for You to Watch Clone High
Way, way back in 2002, I was in high school and introduced to a show called “Clone High,” a program that has stayed with me ever since. It’s one of those “killed too soon” shows,…
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Hero Complex’s Walking Dead Art Show
Guess what, everyone who hated that we were talking about Breaking Bad all the time? Now it’s the season of The Walking Dead, annnnnd that means it’s going to be around the site for quite…
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Five Awesome Vampires from Alternative Media
Last week, I filled your coffers/coffins with vampiric obscurities from the domain of live-action film to kick off my month-long celebration of all things nosferatu. This week, I’m giving hardcore nerd culture its due and…